Reptiles' refusal to eat is a lingering dream of these two reptiles. Generally speaking, turtles should be tolerant and easy to raise, but turtles most often refuse to eat. (tortoises almost always go through this stage before being killed. In fact (generally herbivorous reptiles are the same), they are very sensitive to improper environment or food.

Tortoise refusal to eat is not a disease, but a symptom. Explain that there must be some kind of problem, and we must find out the real problem before we can improve it. Forced feeding alone is by no means the right solution. The best way is to find a professional veterinarian. And provide details of turtle's daily activities to help veterinarians find out the cause. If parasites are suspected, turtle urine and feces should be prepared for microscopic examination. People who breed a large number of tortoises may wish to buy their own microscopes and check parasites regularly, so as to find them early and avoid serious losses to the whole population.

The reason why Mediterranean tortoises refuse to eat is more complicated for Mediterranean tortoises, because they all hibernate, which is potentially dangerous for inexperienced owners. If the tortoise refuses to eat after waking up, two things should be checked immediately:

1。 Whether the turtle's weight has dropped seriously.

2。 Whether you encounter abnormal low temperature during hibernation.

About 75% cases of "refusing to eat after hibernation" are caused by these two reasons. Cold winters usually lead to frost. But most people don't pay attention to check the temperature, so they won't move the turtle to a warmer place in time when the temperature is too low. As long as you experience a low temperature below zero degrees Celsius for three or two minutes, it is enough to cause serious and usually permanent damage to the eyes of hibernating turtles. When retinal blood and lens are frozen and then dissolved, turtles will feel severe pain. It's like a water pipe freezing. Tortoises suffering from this kind of injury are usually blind, while turtles with impaired vision can hardly eat. Such turtles will lose their sense of direction and may often go around in circles.

The serious problem of losing weight is best to prevent rather than cure. Make sure that the tortoise has enough food and is healthy before hibernation. But if misfortune happens (the tortoise can't eat anything), the most effective way to deal with it is to replenish water first and then nutrition. In any case, it is very important to consult a veterinarian to get a correct diagnosis whenever a turtle is sick or refuses to eat. It is best not to do further treatment before fully replenishing water. Both reptiles know that the medical expertise about reptiles is not universal, but we still have to do our best. Don't just inject vitamins. Look again in a few days. Veterinarians should be asked as far as possible to check the exact cause and understand the basis of diagnosis and treatment. If you are not satisfied with the doctor's statement, see another one. Because many turtles that could have survived have lost their lives because of wrong diagnosis or treatment, which is a pity.

Of course, there are other reasons for refusing to eat, and "runny nose syndrome" is the most insidious one. At first, it was also caused by bad environment, especially when European turtles (turtles) originated in North Africa were raised in dry and high temperature environment, most of them would cause bacterial or viral infection and this syndrome appeared. Especially when a large number of species live together, it often happens and does the greatest harm to the ethnic group. Prevention is more important than cure. Don't mix different species (including subspecies) of tortoises or feed them together, or they will infect each other with viruses or parasites. Good environmental sanitation is the first priority for raising any reptile. Necrotizing stomatitis is a highly contagious disease with low cure rate. It is best to have a regular oral examination.

Infectious diseases are the second main reason why Mediterranean tortoises refuse to eat. The third is malnutrition, which needs another special discussion.

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The refusal of turtles to eat is mostly caused by improper environment. This kind of turtle is very sensitive to too dry environment, and will refuse to eat if the feeding environment is slightly wrong. Environmental factors are also the main causes of other common diseases of turtles, such as ear swelling, eye infection or runny nose. Other common reasons for refusing to eat include urinary tract and intestinal parasites, which can be determined by urine test and stool test.

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